Grant Overview

Professional Development Agenda

PD Goals and Objectives

PD Resources

Professional Development Projects



Teaching in the 21st Century

Project Assessment

Teaching Alphabet

Workshop Assessment

Day 1, June 21, 2010


Time
Activities/Outcomes
Who is Responsible
8:00
Registration and Sign-In: Using Eno Board and Google Docs
Karen, Michel, and Taylor
8:20
Welcome and Introductions, Workshop Goals: Participants and Facilitators
All - Wikispace - AWARENESS
8:30
Summer Learning Options: 2 days hands on offer plus self-study offer
Karen discusses options
8:45
21st Century Learning: Video - Pay Attention, Components of Wiki
Karen plays video, shows wiki
9:00
Awareness Activity - What does 21st century technology look like? Video: Project 2000, How does that fit into my classroom? Overview of tools and how they are used
Karen discusses grant project and 21st century learning, provides overview of tech tools
9:30
Problem 1: Getting Started - Introduction to Problem Solving - First Challenge - Team creation - Problems
Karen - Michel and Taylor will assist as needed
10:30
Brunch break
All
10:45
Regroup. Video: Machine is Using Us, and share outcomes - brainstorm possibilities
Karen facilitates - Taylor records information onto Wikispace
11:30
Technology Playground - iPad, iPod, mobile learning lab with wireless MacBooks
Taylor: iPad, Karen: iPod, Michel: MacBooks
12:30
Regroup - Share Outcomes - Brainstorm Possibilities
Karen facilitates all
12:45
Closure, assessment, parking lot items
Karen facilitates
1:00
Conclusion















Day 2, June 22, 2010

Time
Activities/Outcomes
Who is Responsible
8:00
Registration and Sign-In
Karen, Michel, and Taylor
8:15
Welcome Back
All
8:30
21st Century Survival Skills
1. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving,
2. Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence,
3. Agility and Adaptability,
4. Initiative and Entrepreneurialism,
5. Effective Oral and Written Communication,
6. Accessing and Analyzing Information,
7. Curiosity and Imagination

Karen - Laptops
9;00
Setting up Gmail accounts (need laptops for each)
Wikispaces overview - mechanics
Karen, Taylor, Michel
9:30
TRC
Pat Grondin
9:30
Alternate Group - STEM or Google Wave
Michel or Taylor
10:15
Break

10:30
Technology Playground: Interactive Whiteboard: Karen, Google Wave: Taylor, Apple Remote Desktop: Michel
All
12:00
Regroup and share outcomes - brainstorm possibilities - Share -
Read through the 7 project objectives, based on Tony Wagner's view of 21st century survival skills. Choose one objective - make a connection with something you already do in your classroom - how would enhance that activity with the tools that you learned about in the past 2 days?
Karen facilitates -


Karen
12:30
Regroup - Share Outcomes - Brainstorm Possibilities - complete online assessment - sign out computers
Karen
1:00
Conclusion
Happy Summer!